Joel Hazelton - Exploring Arizona

<p>I have a deep respect for photographers who set out to do their own thing unabashedly. One such photographer is <a href='https://www.joelhazelton.com/'>Joel Hazelton</a>, who is widely known by his fellow Arizona landscape photographers as having one of the most prolific and unique Arizona portfolios around. As such, I was truly honored to host Joel on the podcast this week to discuss his journey into landscape photography and his approach for creating his unique images.</p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Joel's passion for the State of Arizona,</li> <li>Joel's drive to get his work published in Arizona Highways Magazine,</li> <li>Joel's favorite excursions into Arizona's backcountry,</li> <li>Joel's methods for creating unique images,</li> <li>The challenges and rewards of pre-visualization and planning,</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Join <a href='https://podinbox.com/fstop'>Gary Randall</a> for a Caddo Lake workshop.</li> <li>Arizona Highways <a href='https://ahps.org/'>Photoscapes</a>.</li> <li>Leave us a message on <a href='https://podinbox.com/fstop'>Podinbox</a>!</li> <li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Joel recommended on the podcast this week: </p> <ul><li><a href='https://ianrussellart.com/collections/theresa-rose'>Theresa Rose</a>.</li> <li><a href='http://www.jessicamorganphotography.com/'>Jessica Morgan</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.arizonahighways.com/article/full-steam-ahead'>Jeff Kida</a>.</li> </ul> <p>If you enjoyed the conversation with Joel, you can find our bonus recording over on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a> where we discuss the linkage between software engineering and photography, and Joel shares some stories from the field.</p> <p>I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via <a href='http://www.instagram.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Instagram</a>, <a href='http://www.faceb